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• ECK Plastic Arts is making face shields - WIVT - NewsChannel 34

  13-04-2020 23:46
  ECK Plastic Arts is making face shields  WIVT - NewsChannel 34
  
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• Arsht At Home: Keeping Connected To The Arts - CBS Miami

  13-04-2020 23:40
  
  Arsht At Home: Keeping Connected To The Arts  CBS Miami
  
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• ARTnews in Brief: Getty Postpones All Public Programming Through August—and More from April 13, 2020

  13-04-2020 23:20 via artnews.com
  
  Monday, April 13
  Getty Postpones All Public Programming Through August 31The J. Paul Getty Museum—comprising its two locations, the Getty Center in L.A.’s Brentwood neighborhood and the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades—said that all of its public programs and events scheduled through the end of August have been postponed. In a statement, the museum said it called off months of programming because of uncertainty over when bans on large social gatherings in California would
  
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• ARTnews in Brief: Art Paris Cancels 2020 Edition—and More from April 14, 2020

  13-04-2020 23:20 via artnews.com
  
  Tuesday, April 14Art Paris Cancels 2020 EditionAfter hoping to  stage this year’s edition, the Art Paris fair announced that it would cancel the 2020 iteration, which was to bring together 150 galleries to the French capital. It had originally postponed its early April run until the end of May as the new coronavirus concern forced governments around the world in March to prohibit large gatherings of people. In a statement, the organizers said that they had considered a
  
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• Onaje Allan Gumbs, Ecumenical Pianist, Is Dead at 70

  13-04-2020 23:14 via nytimes.com
  
  As a musician, composer and arranger, Mr. Gumbs was a close collaborator with stars across musical styles.
  
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• Why Did Hilma af Klint Elude Art History for So Long? A New Documentary Considers the Mystic’s Mysteries

  13-04-2020 23:11 via artnews.com
  
  In 1936, the Museum of Modern Art in New York mapped the history of abstraction—literally. The catalogue for “Cubism and Abstraction,” a major show that year, featured on its cover a diagram rendering how Post-Impressionism gave rise to Cubism, which then led to Suprematism, Constructivism, and so on and so forth. The exhibition’s purview was problematic for a number of reasons: Save for the unbilled African creators of sculptures included as reference points for cer
  
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• Nov 21 | UW-Parkside Winter Arts and Crafts Fair | Milwaukee, WI - Patch.com

  13-04-2020 23:10
  
  Nov 21 | UW-Parkside Winter Arts and Crafts Fair | Milwaukee, WI  Patch.com
  
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• In About-Face, Musicians’ Union Agrees to Pandemic Fund-Raiser

  13-04-2020 22:52 via nytimes.com
  
  Broadway Cares said it would reschedule a canceled event featuring a concert of Disney songs after the American Federation of Musicians dropped a demand for additional compensation.
  
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• La Crosse Arts Online launches classes starting this week - WXOW.com

  13-04-2020 22:51
  
  La Crosse Arts Online launches classes starting this week  WXOW.com
  
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• Troy Arts Center launches $1500 mural competition - WETM - MyTwinTiers.com

  13-04-2020 22:49
  Troy Arts Center launches $1500 mural competition  WETM - MyTwinTiers.com
  
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• After 12 years, Insight Theatre Company closes - STLtoday.com

  13-04-2020 22:45
  
  After 12 years, Insight Theatre Company closes  STLtoday.com
  
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• Craig Gilbert, 94, Dies; Created Groundbreaking ‘American Family’

  13-04-2020 22:36 via nytimes.com
  
  Airing in 1973 and making national stars out of the Loud family, it is now considered the first reality TV show. It had people buzzing then, and fighting.
  
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• Professors in the fine arts discuss the challenges of teaching online classes - The Racquet

  13-04-2020 22:31
  
  Professors in the fine arts discuss the challenges of teaching online classes  The Racquet
  
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• Shut by Virus, Met Opera Announces Starry ‘At Home’ Concert

  13-04-2020 22:30 via nytimes.com
  
  More than 40 artists will participate in the April 25 event, which comes as the company faces up to $60 million in losses because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Mississippi School of the Arts extends audition deadline to June 3 - Daily Leader - Dailyleader

  13-04-2020 22:02
  
  Mississippi School of the Arts extends audition deadline to June 3 - Daily Leader  Dailyleader
  
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• FMU Performing Arts Center will not reschedule Colvin concert - SCNow

  13-04-2020 21:45
  FMU Performing Arts Center will not reschedule Colvin concert  SCNow
  
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• Stream and Shout: These Documentaries Truly Rock

  13-04-2020 21:44 via nytimes.com
  
  Missing live music in person? Here are 10 films that will make you feel as if you are there, even on your couch.
  
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• Central Ohio Arts Community: How's Everyone Coping? - WOSU

  13-04-2020 21:43
  
  Central Ohio Arts Community: How's Everyone Coping?  WOSU
  
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• Westmont arts center asking for donations to help with storm damage - TribDem.com

  13-04-2020 21:32
  Westmont arts center asking for donations to help with storm damage  TribDem.com
  
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• John Driscoll, Longtime Leader of New York’s Driscoll Babcock Galleries, Dies of Coronavirus-Related Causes

  13-04-2020 21:26 via artnews.com
  
  John Driscoll, the longtime owner of Driscoll Babcock Galleries, which is among the oldest fine art galleries in New York, died on April 10 from complications related to Covid-19. The gallery confirmed the news in a statement.
  Driscoll assumed leadership of the gallery in 1987, after holding professional appointments at institutions including the Palmer Museum of Art, Yale University, and New York University. Since its founding in 1852 by John Snedecor, the gallery has dealt primarily in co
  
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• COVID-19 Pandemic Sheds New Light on Access to the Arts - Hyperallergic

  13-04-2020 21:19
  
  COVID-19 Pandemic Sheds New Light on Access to the Arts  Hyperallergic
  
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• “Gerhard Richter: Painting After All” Foregrounded a Question at the Heart of Richter’s Practice: “Why Paint?”

  13-04-2020 21:10 via artnews.com
  
  The first thing I encountered in “Gerhard Richter: Painting After All” was not in fact a painting, but my own reflection, or something like it: a blurred form thrown back at me by 11 Panes (2004), a stack of green glass panels propped upright against a wall. Placed across from the elevator bank in the foyer to the exhibition, the work made the defamiliarizing confrontation with one’s own distorted image a condition of entry. Flanking it were two small paintings that would seem
  
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• Arts Alliance sets $100,000 goal for COVID-19 relief fund for Washtenaw County creatives - Concentrate

  13-04-2020 21:03
  
  Arts Alliance sets $100,000 goal for COVID-19 relief fund for Washtenaw County creatives  Concentrate
  
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• Missoula's arts venues turn out the lights to stave off pandemic - The Missoulian

  13-04-2020 21:00
  Missoula's arts venues turn out the lights to stave off pandemic  The Missoulian
  
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• Meet the incoming dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - NIU Today

  13-04-2020 21:00
  
  Meet the incoming dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences  NIU Today
  
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• The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’ Earns a Third Straight Week at No. 1

  13-04-2020 20:48 via nytimes.com
  
  The album was aided once again by bundles of the music with sales of merchandise.
  
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• How to Get to ‘Sesame Street’? These Days, It’s by Video Conference

  13-04-2020 20:34 via nytimes.com
  
  As children stay home and viewing-time restrictions are abandoned, creators of child-focused content are taking on the coronavirus and the changes it has wrought for families.
  
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• Quarantine affecting arts | People - Cody Enterprise

  13-04-2020 20:10
  Quarantine affecting arts | People  Cody Enterprise
  
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• College of Arts and Science converts thriving academic programs to departments - Vanderbilt University News

  13-04-2020 20:07
  
  College of Arts and Science converts thriving academic programs to departments  Vanderbilt University News
  
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• L.A. Arts Organizations Are Looking for a Way Forward - San Francisco Classical Voice

  13-04-2020 20:05
  
  L.A. Arts Organizations Are Looking for a Way Forward  San Francisco Classical Voice
  
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• Andrew Cuomo’s COVID-19 Briefings Draw on the Persuasive Authority of PowerPoint

  13-04-2020 19:59 via artnews.com
  
  When we watch from our laptops and televisions at home, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s daily coronavirus briefings always float atop a background of cobalt blue. Two thick goldenrod lines cut horizontally across our screens, boxing in a diptych: a video feed of Cuomo to the left, his PowerPoint slides to the right. Sometimes, he appears in a navy suit and tie; other times, in a white polo shirt emblazoned with the New York State logo. When the camera cuts wide, we see his aides and other
  
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• Danbury Attorney's Secret Weapon: Martial Arts Video That Led to Settlement | Connecticut Law Tribune - Law.com

  13-04-2020 19:51
  
  Danbury Attorney's Secret Weapon: Martial Arts Video That Led to Settlement | Connecticut Law Tribune  Law.com
  
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• Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp cancels summer season due to coronavirus - mlive.com

  13-04-2020 19:16
  
  Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp cancels summer season due to coronavirus  mlive.com
  
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• Young Audiences of Northeast Texas highlights the work of Fine Arts teachers who are often overlooked - KETK | FOX51 | EastTexasMatters.com

  13-04-2020 19:13
  Young Audiences of Northeast Texas highlights the work of Fine Arts teachers who are often overlooked  KETK | FOX51 | EastTexasMatters.com
  
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• How the ‘Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World’ Got Its Logo

  13-04-2020 19:00 via nytimes.com
  
  On the 50th anniversary of his famous “tongue and lips” emblem for the Rolling Stones, John Pasche says he had no expectations it would become so famous, or lucrative.
  
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• Onaje Allan Gumbs, Musically Ecumenical Pianist, Dies at 70

  13-04-2020 18:56 via nytimes.com
  
  As a musician, composer and arranger, Mr. Gumbs was a close collaborator with stars across musical styles.
  
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• Arts Commentary: COVID-19 and the Desperation of Dumping Art - artsfuse.org

  13-04-2020 18:31
  Arts Commentary: COVID-19 and the Desperation of Dumping Art  artsfuse.org
  
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• Get Reacquainted With Arts During Quarantine, Rowan College Says - Moorestown, NJ Patch

  13-04-2020 18:25
  
  Get Reacquainted With Arts During Quarantine, Rowan College Says  Moorestown, NJ Patch
  
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• How to support 75+ Birmingham nonprofits, including 10 arts & culture organizations - Bham Now

  13-04-2020 18:01
  
  How to support 75+ Birmingham nonprofits, including 10 arts & culture organizations  Bham Now
  
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• On ‘The New Abnormal,’ the Strokes Flip Nostalgia Toward the Future

  13-04-2020 17:49 via nytimes.com
  
  The band’s sixth album, produced by Rick Rubin, makes clear that the group never intended to reincarnate garage rock or proto-punk.
  
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• Bainbridge arts community finds its immunity online - Bainbridge Island Review

  13-04-2020 17:30
  
  Bainbridge arts community finds its immunity online  Bainbridge Island Review
  
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• LETTER: Cambridge Arts River Festival canceled due to COVID-19 - Wicked Local

  13-04-2020 17:28
  LETTER: Cambridge Arts River Festival canceled due to COVID-19  Wicked Local
  
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• Floris Neusüss, Photographer Who Captured Ghostly Presences Without a Camera, Is Dead at 83

  13-04-2020 17:24 via artnews.com
  
  Floris Neusüss, a photographer whose cameraless pictures feature ghostly silhouettes and mysterious presences, died on April 1 in Kassel, Germany, at the age of 83. His death was confirmed on social media by the Los Angeles-based Von Lintel Gallery, which has represented Neusüss since 2013 alongside London’s Atlas Gallery.
  Born in 1937 in Lennep, Germany, Neusüss has been considered a pioneer of cameraless photography, most notably for his photograms, which involve placing o
  
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• Arts & Culture | Things to do at home - Time Out New York Kids

  13-04-2020 17:22
  Arts & Culture | Things to do at home  Time Out New York Kids
  
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• Walton Arts Center cancels John Cusack, Raj Suresh appearances - Fayetteville Flyer

  13-04-2020 17:19
  
  Walton Arts Center cancels John Cusack, Raj Suresh appearances  Fayetteville Flyer
  
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• The Urban Arts Fund Murals Are on Hold For 2020 - 303 Magazine

  13-04-2020 17:13
  
  The Urban Arts Fund Murals Are on Hold For 2020  303 Magazine
  
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• Rowayton Arts Center’s online ‘Spring Juried Show’ winners named - Thehour.com

  13-04-2020 17:01
  
  Rowayton Arts Center’s online ‘Spring Juried Show’ winners named  Thehour.com
  
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• Joe On the GO: TRUE Martial Arts Virtual Class - ABC6OnYourSide.com

  13-04-2020 17:01
  Joe On the GO: TRUE Martial Arts Virtual Class  ABC6OnYourSide.com
  
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• In Rural Japan, a 370-Year-Old Tradition Falls to One Child

  13-04-2020 17:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Every year, students in a mountain village spend months preparing for an elaborate Kabuki performance. An aging society has put their show — and their school — in jeopardy.
  
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• Laurel Oaks Digital Arts and Design students win state honors - Wilmington News Journal, OH

  13-04-2020 16:40
  
  Laurel Oaks Digital Arts and Design students win state honors  Wilmington News Journal, OH
  
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